Master the PTA’s role in treating and managing pediatric conditions! Comprehensive yet easy to understand, Pediatrics for the Physical Therapist Assistant, 2nd Edition provides the knowledge and skills you need to succeed both in the classroom and in clinical practice. The text guides you through a myriad of topics including child development, assessment tools, intervention principles, neurologic and muscular disorders, and congenital disorders such as Down Syndrome, along with other pediatric conditions including limb deficiencies and sports injuries. This edition adds six new chapters including a chapter introducing Movement Systems Analysis for pediatrics. From a team of expert contributors led by PT clinician/educator Roberta Kuchler O'Shea, this book teaches not only the lessons learned from textbooks and research but also from children and their families.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. IFC - p. iii 5. Pediatricsfor the Physical Therapist Assistantsecond edition - p. iii 6. Copyright - p. iii 7. Dedication - p. iii 8. Contributors - p. iii 9. Preface - p. iii 10. Acknowledgments - p. iii 11. PART ONE: Pediatric Physical Therapy Practice - p. iii 12. List of Illustrations - p. iii 13. List of Tables - p. iii 14. Chapter 1: Development - p. iii 15. Chapter 2: Assessments - p. iii 16. Chapter 3: Overview of Physical Therapy Interventions - p. iii 17. Chapter 4: Pediatric Therapy Teams - p. iii 18. Chapter 5: The Movement System - p. iii 19. PART TWO: Neurologic and Muscular Disorders - p. iii 20. Chapter 6: Cerebral Palsy - p. iii 21. Chapter 7: Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury - p. iii 22. Chapter 8: Rheumatic Disorders - p. iii 23. Chapter 9: Congenital Muscular Torticollis - p. iii 24. Chapter 10: Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip - p. iii 25. Chapter 11: Clubfoot - p. iii 26. PART THREE: Congenital Disorders - p. iii 27. Chapter 12: Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita - p. iii 28. Chapter 13: Down Syndrome - p. iii 29. Chapter 14: Spina Bifida - p. iii 30. Chapter 15: Autism Spectrum Disorder - p. iii 31. Chapter 16: Developmental Coordination Disorder - p. iii 32. PART FOUR: Other Pediatric Conditions - p. iii 33. Chapter 17: Pediatric Burns - p. iii 34. Chapter 18: Limb Deficiencies - p. iii 35. Chapter 19: Asthma - p. iii 36. Chapter 20: Pediatric Sports Injuries - p. iii 37. PART FIVE: Special Considerations for Pediatric Practice - p. iii 38. Chapter 21: Prematurity Across the Settings - p. iii 39. Chapter 22: Seating and Wheeled Mobility - p. iii 40. Chapter 23: Orthoses for the Pediatric Patient - p. iii 41. Answers to Discussion Questions - p. iii 42. GLOSSARY - p. iii 43. Index - p. iii
Master the PTA’s role in treating and managing pediatric conditions! Comprehensive yet easy to understand, Pediatrics for the Physical Therapist Assistant, 2nd Edition provides the knowledge and skills you need to succeed both in the classroom and in clinical practice. The text guides you through a myriad of topics including child development, assessment tools, intervention principles, neurologic and muscular disorders, and congenital disorders such as Down Syndrome, along with other pediatric conditions including limb deficiencies and sports injuries. This edition adds six new chapters including a chapter introducing Movement Systems Analysis for pediatrics. From a team of expert contributors led by PT clinician/educator Roberta Kuchler O'Shea, this book teaches not only the lessons learned from textbooks and research but also from children and their families.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. IFC - p. iii 5. Pediatricsfor the Physical Therapist Assistantsecond edition - p. iii 6. Copyright - p. iii 7. Dedication - p. iii 8. Contributors - p. iii 9. Preface - p. iii 10. Acknowledgments - p. iii 11. PART ONE: Pediatric Physical Therapy Practice - p. iii 12. List of Illustrations - p. iii 13. List of Tables - p. iii 14. Chapter 1: Development - p. iii 15. Chapter 2: Assessments - p. iii 16. Chapter 3: Overview of Physical Therapy Interventions - p. iii 17. Chapter 4: Pediatric Therapy Teams - p. iii 18. Chapter 5: The Movement System - p. iii 19. PART TWO: Neurologic and Muscular Disorders - p. iii 20. Chapter 6: Cerebral Palsy - p. iii 21. Chapter 7: Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury - p. iii 22. Chapter 8: Rheumatic Disorders - p. iii 23. Chapter 9: Congenital Muscular Torticollis - p. iii 24. Chapter 10: Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip - p. iii 25. Chapter 11: Clubfoot - p. iii 26. PART THREE: Congenital Disorders - p. iii 27. Chapter 12: Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita - p. iii 28. Chapter 13: Down Syndrome - p. iii 29. Chapter 14: Spina Bifida - p. iii 30. Chapter 15: Autism Spectrum Disorder - p. iii 31. Chapter 16: Developmental Coordination Disorder - p. iii 32. PART FOUR: Other Pediatric Conditions - p. iii 33. Chapter 17: Pediatric Burns - p. iii 34. Chapter 18: Limb Deficiencies - p. iii 35. Chapter 19: Asthma - p. iii 36. Chapter 20: Pediatric Sports Injuries - p. iii 37. PART FIVE: Special Considerations for Pediatric Practice - p. iii 38. Chapter 21: Prematurity Across the Settings - p. iii 39. Chapter 22: Seating and Wheeled Mobility - p. iii 40. Chapter 23: Orthoses for the Pediatric Patient - p. iii 41. Answers to Discussion Questions - p. iii 42. GLOSSARY - p. iii 43. Index - p. iii
